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This is what linguistics was made for!

We all use random sounds during the day. Sometimes nothing can communicate irritation than a good scoff or sigh. But did you know that with linguistics we can accurately describe these sounds so that people will know exactly what sound you made? Linguistics is amazing!

What, or who, is a ‘revenant’?

  What, or who, is a ‘revenant’? It’s the title of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film – but what exactly does does ‘revenant’ mean? And does it have anything to do with bears? Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-revenant/meaning-definition-title/ A “revenant” is someone who has returned (usually someone who has died). It is an interesting title for the movie, but […]

In defense of puns

Puns are awesome! Puns are little bits of language fun that can be employed at any moment. They aren’t dumb. They actually take work and practise. You can’t just Russian to them or you are Ghana have a bad time. Are you Hungary for more puns, then check out this video 😀

I love hearing impressions of other accents :D

I love it when people imitate other accents. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they get it horribly wrong 😀 It’s funny to hear people speak in another accent because we associate people with a certain accent and when a different one comes out it makes you see the person in a different light.

Language Change

  Do You Speak American . Words That Shouldn’t Be? . Sez Who? . Change | PBS Source: www.pbs.org/speak/words/sezwho/change/ Language change is a very interesting thing to look into. Languages change due to political and social forces. When people start speaking differently, they still know what is the “correct” (correct is defined only by usage, […]

Latin

Latin is an interesting case. It is in fact not dead, but has evolved into new forms, such as Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. But the older form is still around in the works of Roman authors, politicians and other important people. It is undeniably not a living language anymore since it has no native […]